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I drank some water from a bubbeler on saturday it went down the wrong pipe ever since then i have coughing like crazy and its green gunk coming up?

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You might: have aspiration pneumonitis, so you should see your doctor. You might need to be treated with antibiotics.

Answered 6/29/2016

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